Surrey Sunday Training Club (SSTC)

The best bit is you get a glass of Prosecco handed to you as you finish.

Carrying that would weigh you down even more.

Shifting bronchitis and tonsilitis have been bigger priorities than weight :(

Looking forward to my workplace risk assessment next week. I'm going to rant my tits off.

library risk assessment. the mind boggles!!!!it's a jungle out there dude be careful ;)

Damo: In terms of Canaries, you're talking Tenerife, right?
As far as I have read this is a great climbing location. Teide is highest mountain of Spain at 3700m or so, and the roads there go up and down.

Also, while we're at it ... maybe we need some UK based preparation beforehand.
Could look into the Peak District, the Brecon Beacons, the Lakes or Wales or so for a long weekend, in order to get some nice climbs in that are a bit longer than leith hill?

You're fat and out of shape aren't you? :P

I hear that having kids tends to do that to people. ;)

Damo: In terms of Canaries, you're talking Tenerife, right?
As far as I have read this is a great climbing location. Teide is highest mountain of Spain at 3700m or so, and the roads there go up and down.

Also, while we're at it ... maybe we need some UK based preparation beforehand.
Could look into the Peak District, the Brecon Beacons, the Lakes or Wales or so for a long weekend, in order to get some nice climbs in that are a bit longer than leith hill?

mos def!
wales is appealing. and i agree. doing leith hill and ranmore a couple of times is not the only preparation i'd like to do before attempting euroclimbs.

You can't replicate climbs in the Alps here in the UK so I'd save your money. You can train for the effort but, oddly, this is best done on the flat, i.e. do a 30-60 minute session (with 15 min warm up and warm down) at what I'd call time trial pace, i.e. as fast as you can sustain for the time.

this sounds suspiciously like a turbotrainertypeaffair.

i am up for this travel business too

fecking hell.
i'm seriously impressed with all of this talk on here.

considering how this all started (chaotically (see tags)) i'm impressed that it's mutated into this.

weare also planning london paris london in sept with wools

... i.e. do a 30-60 minute session (with 15 min warm up and warm down) at what I'd call time trial pace, i.e. as fast as you can sustain for the time.

hour of power! knew I was on to something!

Well, what's wrong with cycling in nice british landscape that gives you a change over the usual bits? I for once need to see more of Britain. I loved the lakes, the climbs there are brutal, the air is fresh and the sheep are everywhere.

I do wanna get [ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/100-Greatest-Cycling-Climbs-Cyclists/dp/0711231206"]this[/ame] and tick off a couple more on the list it contains.

Belgium? [ame]http://www.bikemap.net/route/624386[/ame]

weare also planning london paris london in sept with wools

details?

and other suggestions:
Isle of Man.

Isle of man would be nice.

I was thinking the other day that End to end would be great as well. I bet after that we can climb anything. Wouldn't be just a weekend though.

I do wanna get this and tick off a couple more on the list it contains.

That's a very interesting book.

Tried to buy it from Foyles a couple of times now, they're always sold out :(
I am sure I can already tick off like 4 or 5 of the 100.

List to be found here:

http://www.biking2work.co.uk/blog/?page_id=2499

right then.

sstc types.
from:
http://www.granfondoluciano.co.uk/80425/info.php?p=3&pno=0
** Start times 08:30-09:30 – 1st come 1st start basis**
therefore I think we need to be in Leatherhead for 9.

these are the options:
08:02 London Waterloo [WAT] Leatherhead [LHD] 08:45 0h 43m

08:08 London Victoria [VIC] Leatherhead [LHD] 08:58 0h 50m

08:32 London Waterloo [WAT] Leatherhead [LHD] 09:15 0h 43m
-marcom

train station is 1 mile from start point.

I just call and talk with them about the starting time, the say that the 9:15 arrive in Leatherhead will be more then fine actually better for avoid a possible train congestion...

he's back in the room!

right then.

decision made.

**sstc types.
**Sunday 8th August.
"THIS IS A FUCKING SPORTIVE"
http://www.granfondoluciano.co.uk/80....php?p=3&pno=0
Start times 08:30-09:30 – 1st come 1st start basis

We're getting a train. We're getting this one
08:32 London Waterloo [WAT] Leatherhead [LHD] 09:15 0h 43m

i know that there's a couple of rollas going to this, they're getting the 7.27 am. we, SSTC, will be getting the 08.32.

list:

1. damo
   
2. marcom
   
   

train station is 1 mile from start point.

sstc types.
Sunday 8th August.
"THIS IS A FUCKING SPORTIVE"
http://www.granfondoluciano.co.uk/80....php?p=3&pno=0
http://www.routeyou.com/route/stats/72430/cycle-route-luciano-sportive-event.en
Start times 08:30-09:30 – 1st come 1st start basis

We're getting a train. We're getting this one
08:32 London Waterloo [WAT] Leatherhead [LHD] 09:15 0h 43m

i know that there's a couple of rollas going to this, they're getting the 7.27 am. we, SSTC, will be getting the 08.32.

list:

1. damo
   
2. marcom
   
3. yemble
   
   

train station is 1 mile from start point.

Who was going to ride the route on the weekend? My brains not working today.

I'm early-doorsing with the Rolla's - see ya'll at the end. Or about half way round as you overtake me...

Ooh and def up for a cycling holiday somewhere. Yes please very much.

Who was going to ride the route on the weekend? My brains not working today.

I was going to, but got lazy.

Have fun y'all, shame I can't make it but I'll hopefully be at the top of some col or other while you're at this.

sstc types.
Sunday 8th August.
"THIS IS A FUCKING SPORTIVE"
http://www.granfondoluciano.co.uk/80....php?p=3&pno=0
http://www.routeyou.com/route/stats/72430/cycle-route-luciano-sportive-event.en
Start times 08:30-09:30 – 1st come 1st start basis

We're getting a train. We're getting this one
08:32 London Waterloo [WAT] Leatherhead [LHD] 09:15 0h 43m

i know that there's a couple of rollas going to this, they're getting the 7.27 am. we, SSTC, will be getting the 08.32.

list:

1. damo
   
2. marcom
   
3. yemble
   
   

train station is 1 mile from start point.

Have fun y'all, shame I can't make it but I'll hopefully be at the top of some col or other while you're at this.
Yeah you poor bastard :) Take pics!